I am cooking an 8 course meal from the
French Laundry for my
friend's birthday and the Salad of
Haricots verts is one of the dishes on my list. At first glance
this dish looks very simple and fast to make but let me tell you nothing is fast
and easy when you are cooking with the French Laundry cookbook. The tomato
confit is slow roasted in the oven for 4 to 6 hours and what you get is a
concentrated and wonderful flavor of the tomatoes. The haricots verts are
blanched and then coat with a wine vinegar cream and then topped with a bit of
seasoned Arugula.

At first glance you probably said how
good can tomato and Haricots Verts be?The ingredients are so simple but yet when
you take that first bite into the tomato confit you will surprised of the
concentrate flavor and the unexpected flavor against the cold and crispy
Haricots Verts.. Simply delicious!

I drizzled a bit of olive oil and a bit of
the juice of the tomatoes in the roasting pan.